ARTS, BRIEFLY; Thom Yorke Names New Band

By BEN SISARIO; Compiled by JULIE BLOOM

Published: February 26, 2010

Last fall, when Thom Yorke of Radiohead introduced his new band -- featuring Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and the longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich -- it had no name. For the group's official debut in Los Angeles, the marquee outside the Orpheum Theater simply had six question marks. Now the band has a name and a bunch of tour dates. In a brief note posted on Radiohead's Web site (radiohead.com), Mr. Yorke announced that group's name, Atoms for Peace, and that it would play a series of American shows leading up to the Coachella festival in California on April 18. ''Hope you like the name,'' Mr. Yorke wrote. ''It seemed bleedin' obvious.'' (''Atoms for Peace'' is the title of a track from his 2006 solo album, ''The Eraser,'' which the band plays in its entirety.) First up: the Roseland Ballroom in New York on April 5 and 6.